Nokia 41MP Windows Phone could be a Lumia 1000? It's a possibility

We're seeing a gradual growth in speculation for Nokia's next Windows Phone, which is set to be unveiled (or at least touched on) at this month's Mobile World Congress. We've previously looked at and even produced an in-depth report on the mysterious device. One of the uncertain elements of this Windows Phone is what family of products would it belong to.

Now MobileGeeks.de have come across the above image, which reveals a Lumia 1000 in a China Mobile database. We're not quite over Lumia 9000 just yet, but were slowly getting there. So the question for the next Nokia Windows Phone is now: Lumia 1000 or kick off the EOS line of products? While it's entirely possible Nokia may look to continue its Lumia family of products, we doubt this finding is anything to go by for the rumoured EOS Windows Phone.

The image, from China Mobile - the largest mobile operator in China, is certainly worth considering regardless. Nokia could always start an EOS line of Windows Phones (though with a name change as Canon owns that), leaving the Lumia family to cater for those who don't require the latest hardware. But then we'd be looking at fragmenting the already bloated selection of devices available. Can you recall each and every Lumia Windows Phone on the spot, within 10 seconds? We thought not.

The Finnish manufacturer is expected to reveal a mobile device with something along the lines of (from rumours back in April 2012):

4.3" Curved Glass touchscreen with HD display

41mp sensor, Carl Zeiss lens and PureView imaging technology

1080p full HD video recording and Rich Recording technology

Dual Core processor with Adreno 320 GPU

Windows Phone Operating System

It would definitely be a Windows Phone flagship to boast about. Moving on from the Lumia 920, this could also take Nokia onto a different approach with the design and build. But we'll have to see. Will Lumia 1000 be the next Windows Phone from the Finnish manufacturer? There's a possibility, but it could also be EOS.

As mentioned previously, we'll have more information from MWC later this month. Take everything with a pinch of salt for now, though it's exciting attempting to speculate on what we're going to witness next from Nokia.

Yea my bad for sounding like an ahole. Just going off the leaked roadmap of TMobile. But I think that only goes to March-May. I hope you guys get something though...the more the merrier to spread WP. But anywho from my POV, TMobile seems to be more like Sprint these days...towards WP I mean...

Did I read what you wrote correctly? You're comparing TMobile with Sprint?! Get real! TMobile has carried Windows Phones from day one and has continued. HTC HD7/Dell Venue Pro/Nokia 710/HTC Radar 4G/HTC 8X/Nokia 810. Sprint on the otherhand only carried the HTC Arrive and then advertised please trade this phone in for something else. And has yet to carry any other WP devices. Please don't even put TMobile in the same category with that so called mobile carrier company - Sprint.

Well yes, T-Mobile does have way more Wphones than Sprint...which all makes it more sad to see they failed on personally updating those phones to 7.8. However, one could say that doesn't matter if they didn't receive the update as there are other means of updating...but justifiably it seems like T-Mobile just doesn't care..."like" Sprint users who have only one WP? Do you really think that T-Mobile WP users would feel a little "left-out" ... like Sprint users? -and I guess you could apply this to any US carrier for that matter, but then again, since we only know that T-Mobile definitely is not going to push out these updates, we don't know exactly know what Sprint, Verizon, or the rest of us on AT&T is getting.

That's not the way pureview works. I'm not sure if I'm correct someone correct me if I'm wrong. But essentially the pureview camera takes a smaller picture and uses whatever megapixels are leftover to create one really really detailed photo if I'm not mistaken.

With all do respect, you're not understanding what this technology is...it's not really 41MP, it's only a 5MP photos (give or take) but the extra MPs are used for over-sampling the image, which gives much more details and quality than a standard image.

Err, actually u can take up to 38MP photos, full res, but the pureview tech wouldnt be in work, u get a giant billboard size photo; in pureview mode default is 5MP, but i can choose 3MP or 8MP as well. Only in pureview mode the oversampling feature does its magic.

You have to understand that the 41MP isnt really to print billboard sized pictures. Its really just for a digital zoom that will still leave you with high quality images. The 41MP PureView camera gives you the closest thing to optical zoom on a smartphone. Watch some reveiws of the Nokia 808, its quite amazing.

What? im hooked on this idea! Wouldn't you want to have the best smartphone camera out there? It will be a niche device, yes, just like how the Note 2 is (not everyone wants a 5.5" screen), however I think that Nokia's optics are going to prove their usefulness in the market. I am a amateur photographer and there have been so many times where I wished I had my camera to shoot...however, I feel with a phone like this, I could make up for those losses. You should go look up some 808 pureview videos/photos shot by professionals. You will be amazed.

what are you talking about???? Today social media has taken over and so have the cameras... I own the Nokia 808 41mp power house.. This phone takes amazing quality pictures and it's all in the details... 41mp is a GREAT feature to invest in

I think it looks interesting as well, the curved screen and the bottom and top edges look as though the phone is designed with a focus on holding it in landcape mode to take pictures (the orientation of the Logo and camera also show an emphasis in that direction). This could be a true "camera-phone".

I think it looks interesting, but way too radical for a signature flagship device. If Nokia launched something like that as their successor to the 920, the whole world would laugh. I'm not saying they shouldn't try out crazy designs, just make sure you still launch safer, more conventional flagship designs as well.

I think if they tone down the curvature on the front, it could be a cool design. It's not quite pocket friendly enough, though it would likely be less pocket friendly just due to the 41MP bulge, but those jutting front ends really kill that.

Nope not at all. I feel the main focus obviously would be the camera that most would like to have, but I feel the rest of the Lumia aspects will remain the same spec wise. Phones phones phones. You'll never be happy if you always worry about the "next big thing". The 920 is one of the best in elegance of current phones out that I have seen. There's few phones that I really like the design of and this is definitely one.

The 808 always uses the full resolution of the sensor (video and stills) its up to the user how they like those pixels served. You can either get a 1:1 pixel ratio (no oversampling) @ 38Mpix, you can get 8Mpix with an oversample ratio of about 5:1, that is 5 pixels make 1 bigger one, you can get 5Mpix with an oversample rate of about 7:1
What oversamplig algorithm does is when it combines the pixels, it cleans up the noise, and it leaves you with very clean/pure looking images, such as this:

I hope that helps you understand what Phase 1 is all about.. its a significant leap forward in terms of imaging, and Nokia has already waisted over a year in waiting for WP to be able to support the tech, or working on the port..

I think Nokia will have two flagship phones. One will be the aluminum body Lumia 920 successor and the other will be the EOP phone. A lot of people like me have limited use for the camera feature and don't want the added bulk of the EOP, but others who are more "camera centric" will love it. Put EOP into Lumia form factor and that's a different story.

Love the phones, but I really dislike the naming of their phones. I thought the "Pureview" name was great and should of been used for the 920, but that didn't happen :( Anyway, would love to see some brainstorming of names by Nokia. Samsung has Galaxy, Apple has iPhone, HTC Droid... Need something that sounds cool and rolls out smooth when u say it, hehe.

I am a little skeptical about this. Last I checked, Nokia made a big deal about how they name their devices (3 number sequence etc). I doubt if they'd suddenly change that. http://conversations.nokia.com/2011/08/01/whats-in-a-name-nokias-product...
Then again, they can do whatever they freaking want. hehe. I just long for a QWERTY device (still using my DVP. 2yrs and its pushing)

Its just a phase...(so devices can be different). Honestly I would think anything over 4.7" is too big for the average user. If everyone wanted a 5.5" device they would go out and buy the Note 2. BB already stated that 4.2" is a big enough screen size and shall not make any phones bigger. I see Apple doing the same.

Maybe the 1000 is coming to Verizon.....They have been saying they are going to get a high end Nokia... A better camera, 64gb internal and a MicroSDXC slot...would be epic..

Dont get me 100% wrong but, that yellow phone is a little sexy and a very ulgy at the same time. I can't see it being too confortable to hold or keep in a pocket, in that case, I dont want it. If that is what Veizon is geting, then I will stick with my 8X (that I want to get rid of as soon as possable, 16gb is just WAY too small for my needs)

WPCentral, EOS is the codename as is Catwalk. They will be named Lumia xxx(x)

Nokia has used this this internal naming system for 10 years. N9=Lankku, N900=Rover, Lumia 800=Sea Ray, N950=Dali.
Those are project names, then there are specific hardware version names that are RM-xxx